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Funded through DFO's Strategic Program for Ecosystem-based Research and Advice (SPERA), this benthic survey covers several seabed areas adjacent to …
Seagrasses support multiple key ecosystem functions (e.g., sediment stabilization, carbon storage, nursery habitat) in nearshore environments across all three Canadian …
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Maritime Science Branch has collected grain size data from sediment and water column samples using …
Data Description:
Monthly mean simulation results from Canada's three Oceans model (sensitivity experiments--2017). Experiment codes can be matched to …
To ensure informed decision-making, management, and conservation of marine ecosystems along the British Columbia (BC) coastline, a comprehensive understanding of …
In marine ecosystems, the combination of multiple, co-occurring human activities can degrade habitats, undermining the very ecosystem services on which …
This dataset provides refined monthly climatological projections for six key ocean variables: surface and bottom temperature, surface and bottom salinity, …
DFO has committed to establishing a representative network of Marine Conservation Areas collectively comprising 30% of the EEZ by 2030. …
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for licensing all aquaculture facilities in British Columbia. The aquaculture licence and conditions of …
The Salmon Escapement Database (NuSEDS) is the DFO Pacific Region’s central database that stores individual spawner survey data records, spawner …